Duke Nukem Fornever

Anybody remotely attached to the world of gaming has heard about 3D Realms, the studio famous for “working on” Duke Nukem Forever, the long awaited next installment in the Duke Nukem series has gone under.

Now that the studio is kaputnik, lots of unreleased screens and footage have come out into the light. From what I’ve seen, it looks like a more or less finished game. If not finished, certainly playable. If not playable at least worth the time to install and play a level or two.

So, leftover members of 3D Realms, I propose this, release what you have. Yes, I said it, release what you have. Usually, I have a pet peeve about releasing unfinished games, but that’s usually when I’m promised a finished product. I’m expecting something buggy and unfinished, but I think after being jerked around for over 10 years, the remnants of 3D Realms owes it to the gaming community.

I’ve been playing the Duke Nukem games since before they went 3D (yes, the ancient side scroller which was rather difficult to figure out for somebody only 6 years of age) and I would be more than happy to receive a set of beta builds and play through them with gusto. Several times over. If people like Franz Kafka and Charles Dickens can have unreleased work, I say, why can’t 3D Realms. Come on guys, you’ve been messing with me for more than the majority of my years, you owe me this much. Give us, nay, give ME an alpha. I swear I’ll be grateful.